Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
180 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
17 people listed on the 990.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Provides digital cognitive training to elementary and middle school students, improving attention, memory, and academic performance.
Questions for Brainfutures Incorporated
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- Research and Policy
Released a paper series on a new class of drugs, that when combined with psychotherapy, are showing efficacy in treating various brain based indications including post traumatic stress disorder, treatment resistant depression and major depressive disorder.
1. Research and policy: released an at home guide to youth brain fitness programs for educators and families as an addendum to our 2019 comprehensive assessment of classroom-based programs, and released a research review on the effectiveness of neurofeedback for certain behavioral health conditions. 2.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 | $1.3M | $2.2M | −$891K | $823K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 | $3.2M | $2.3M | $947K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 8, 2024 | $910K | $1.1M | −$201K | $769K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 4, 2022 | $527K | $378K | $148K | $367K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2021 | $595K | $515K | $80K | $219K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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